Creating a paradise in an ant nest

Chapter 63 Stone Manipulation Technique, Green Soil Nurturing Roots

Now that things have come to this, Liu He can no longer hold onto the matter.

Just let it go.

Huang Shih-teng showed no intention of apologizing. Instead, he made various excuses, claiming it was to prevent pests and to benefit Liu He.

He free-ranges the Red-beaked Spirit Creepers because they need spirit insects. His forest area doesn't have enough spirit insects for them to hunt, so he has to let them forage in other people's forest areas.

Liu He was at a loss.

They still had to endure the red-beaked griffins continuing to come to his forest area.

Although this matter is minor, it reveals Liu He's low level of cultivation.

He was at the fourth level of Qi Refining, so Huang Shideng didn't care about him.

If he were at least at the sixth level of Qi Refining, Huang Shideng certainly wouldn't have been so perfunctory.

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In the days that followed.

Liu He was learning magic at the Kung Fu Pavilion on Wangyue Peak.

The mid-stage Qi Refining chapter of the "Gathering Spirit and Qi Technique" is an essential foundational exercise.

In addition, several earth-based spells were selected.

He possesses an earth elemental spirit body, making it twice as effective to learn earth-based magic.

Unbeknownst to him, he broke through to the fourth level of Qi Refining in half a month.

Miniature herbal garden.

He practiced his magic on several violet and radish plants.

"Green Soil Root Cultivation Technique!"

He used a spell, and a wisp of spiritual energy from his dantian burrowed into the earth from beneath his feet.

The soil around the violet and radish gathers spiritual energy, converging towards it.

"After five consecutive days of testing, these violet and green ivy plants are indeed growing faster."

He observed carefully and compared it with the ones next to him that had not undergone the green soil root cultivation technique.

Green Soil Root Cultivation Technique is an earth-based growth-promoting spell.

Each application accelerates the growth of the spirit plant by one day. The limitation is that it can only be applied to the same spirit plant once per day.

If the Green Soil Root Cultivation Technique is used every day, it is equivalent to doubling the growth rate of the spiritual plant, making it grow for two days in one day.

"With the blessing of my Earth Elemental Spirit, the effect of Green Soil Rooting is even better, and the speed is more than doubled. Casting Green Soil Rooting once will accelerate growth by one and a half days."

"I have mastered this spell. From now on, I will cast it on True Tiger Red Hemp to encompass the entire miniature spirit plant garden."

he thought.

The Lingzhi Garden not only has violets and green ivy, but also the majestic Podocarpus macrophyllus.

After a year of growth, the Zhenshan Luohan is still a sapling, only a little over a foot tall.

Spirit trees grow extremely slowly in their early stages, far slower than spirit herbs. They are spirit plants that "explode their power later," only growing rapidly after ten or twenty years.

The Zhenshan Luohan is a spiritual tree that grows even slower than ordinary spiritual trees.

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After practicing the Green Soil Root Cultivation Technique, Liu He went outside the Spirit Plant Garden and cast another earth-based spell.

He was still within the shrinking area of ​​the ant nest.

The distance of more than ten feet between the True Tiger Red Hemp Grass and the ant nest was a vast expanse of space for him, where he could freely unleash his abilities.

"rise!"

He lifted a huge rock with one hand.

The uneven stone, about a foot in size, weighs approximately 200 kilograms.

"Meteor Spell, go!"

He infused a wisp of spiritual energy, controlling the stone to fly away.

call--!

The large rock stirred up a howling wind, flew diagonally into the air, and began to fall after reaching its highest point, its speed increasing rapidly.

"boom!"

The large rock fell hundreds of feet away, exploded with a loud bang, and turned into countless tiny fragments that flew everywhere.

A crater three zhang in size and one zhang deep was blasted into the ground.

"Meteor Spell, an enlarged version of Flying Stone Spell."

The move Liu He was practicing was an advanced and amplified version of the Flying Stone Technique.

He could only launch stones the size of a fist using the Flying Stone Technique. At the mid-stage of Qi Refining, the power of a wisp of spiritual energy in the dantian was much greater, allowing him to unleash a meteorite technique ten times more powerful than the Flying Stone Technique.

This spell was not difficult at all; with Liu He's comprehension as an earth elemental spirit, he learned it in just a few tries.

"Next is the Stone Manipulation Technique."

The art of controlling stones is far more advanced than the art of meteorites, and it is much more difficult to practice.

He picked up a fist-sized stone from the ground, infused it with some spiritual energy, and launched it like a flying stone technique.

The stone flew straight away for ten feet.

Suddenly, it changed direction, turning at an angle of nearly ninety degrees and flying to the left.

It flew another dozen or so feet, then turned left again... The stone, which clearly had nowhere to gain leverage in the air, changed direction several times under Liu He's control.

After circling around for a long time, it flew back to Liu He's direction.

He reached out and caught the flying stone firmly in his hand.

"Only those in the mid-stage of Qi Refining can control a wisp of spiritual energy that has left their body with their divine soul, and only then can they do this."

This is the essential difference between the mid-stage and early-stage Qi Refining, and it is a spell that can only be learned in the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

Compared to the cumbersome meteorite technique, this stone manipulation technique is the truly superior spell and the mainstream of cultivators' combat.

The principles behind a cultivator's sword control and stone control are the same.

"Again."

Liu He continued to practice the art of manipulating stones.

A fist-sized stone, under his control, flew through the air in various trajectories.

From a near 90-degree turn to a direct 180-degree reversal.

There are abrupt turns in direction, as well as smooth, curved trajectories.

After his spiritual energy in his dantian was completely depleted, he ate some violet radish and began practicing basic techniques.

Aside from his duties guarding the forest area, he spent the rest of his time cultivating his skills and practicing magic.

The art of manipulating stones is profound and complex; he has only just begun to understand it.

The reason he devoted so much energy to practicing the Stone Manipulation Technique was not only to lay the foundation for future combat, but also to prepare for going outside the sect soon.

To open up sales channels for the green radishes from his spiritual plant garden, he had to find outlets outside the sect.

I've heard that the outside world of independent cultivators is dangerous, far less safe than within the sect, so one needs to have their own means of self-defense.

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The market town within the sect.

Liu He arrived at the Wanqi Pavilion, which sells magical artifacts.

He hasn't used the benefits of being promoted to outer disciple and being able to buy mid-grade spiritual artifacts at half price yet.

The three-story hall of the Wanqi Pavilion radiated a precious light, resplendent in gold and jade.

As Liu He entered the main hall, he was once again awestruck by its breathtaking atmosphere.

It is said that the three-story hall of the Myriad Artifacts Pavilion is itself a spiritual artifact, capable of deterring all those who covet the priceless spiritual artifacts and wealth within.

"Sigh, I can't afford it."

He stared at the exquisite and powerful high-level spiritual artifacts, so exquisite they made his mouth water, and forced himself to look away.

With a clear goal in mind, they headed to the first-tier mid-grade spiritual weapon area.

He was greeted by a senior disciple at the seventh level of Qi Refining, dressed in a beautiful robe.

"Junior brother, are you looking to buy a mid-grade spiritual weapon?"

The inner sect senior sister had a faint smile on her face.

"Yes. I'd like to ask, as a benefit of being promoted to outer disciple, can I buy any mid-grade spiritual artifact here at half price?"

"Yes, all the mid-grade spiritual artifacts on these shelves can be purchased at half price."

There are also some mid-grade spiritual artifacts on the second floor, not including those.

"That's what the senior sister from the inner sect explained."

The mid-grade spiritual artifacts on the second floor of the Myriad Artifacts Pavilion are rare treasures priced at over 300 spirit stones. Ordinary mid-grade spiritual artifacts are priced between 100 and 300 spirit stones.

"Senior sister, could you recommend a few earth-type spiritual artifacts for me? They need to be of good quality and expensive."

Liu He made no attempt to hide his desire to take advantage of the situation.

Since it's half price, it's definitely more cost-effective to buy the more expensive items.